Simon PLEAU dit LAFLEUR

(b. abt. 1641 , France d. October 1711 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France )

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Simon PLEAU dit LAFLEUR was born abt. 1641 in France

Simon PLEAU dit LAFLEUR was the child of ? and ?

Simon was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1680.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Simon married Marie-Jeanne CONSTANTINEAU 28 November 1680 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Jeanne CONSTANTINEAU was born abt. 1665 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Marie-Jeanne died 12 February 1707 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Julien CONSTANTINEAU and Marie LANGLOIS.

Simon PLEAU dit LAFLEUR died October 1711 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France .

son of Etienne Pleau and Martine Audibert

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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